Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls

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Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915

Date: 1875

Medium: walnut
Dimensions: 34 x 19 x 19 in. (86.4 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm)

Description: A Victorian balloon-back side chair, of walnut, with carved shoulder above open back and upholstered over-the-rail seat, demi-arms; seat upholstered in alternating gold brocade and plain gold striped pattern, raised on cabriole legs.

Place used: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Type: balloon-back chairs

Topic: American South; Black interiors; Design; Domestic life; Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.28.5

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls